They track investments into startups, growing businesses, hedge funds, and private equity firms. They do this by sorting, filtering and extracting critical information from the hundreds of SEC filings (called "Form Ds") filed each day. They process SEC filings on a real-time basis. As a result, they frequently learn about new investments before newspapers and online publications. You can search for people, company names, specific industries, or focus on regions or cities. Nearly all startups and investment firms file Form Ds with the SEC when they raise money. A Form D filing contains: a) Amount of money raised; b) Equity or debt issuance; c) Industry category; d) Names of the executives and directors; e) Addresses for the company, executives, and directors; and f) Other information - brokers used, commission paid. This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Financial Sources Subject Tracer™. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.